Find below information concerning written notice to the Accommodation Office, inspection and keys
Generally, your accommodation is yours until you give written notice to the Accommodation Office of the University of Southern Denmark. A few of students have a time limited tenancy agreement and do not have to give notice.
The notice varies, but can be as much as 3 months. It is usually only possible to give notice the 1st or the 15th of the month. So if you have 3 months notice, the following applies:
If you wish to stay in your room until July 1st, you must give notice April 15th because you pay rent 14 days after you move out. The 14 days are needed to prepare the room for the next tenant. This is also true for Danish tenants.
Those of you renting from a private landlord or subletting have individual terms. The information on payment, notice, inspection and keys below does therefore not necessarily apply to you.
Inspection
Before you leave your accommodation, the janitor (portneren/vicevært) or landlord has to inspect your room to check that nothing has been damaged or needs painting or cleaning. It is important that you clean the room carefully, as you will otherwise be charged for cleaning. You should expect to have to pay for the room to be painted after you leave. The expenses of preparing the room for the next tenant will be subtracted from your deposit.
If for some reason your accommodation is not satisfactory on arrival, you should make sure to report it to us, the Accommodation Office of the University of Southern Denmark, or the janitor within a few days, so that you will not be charged for anything when you leave.
Keys
It is very important that you hand in the key to your room when you leave. If the keys have not been handed in, a new lock has to be put in at your expense - as you cannot have access to a room that is no longer yours.